One Colorado Town goes to the Elk–Literally

5 comments on “One Colorado Town goes to the Elk–Literally”

1. Crabby in MD says:

   June 15, 2009 at 8:55 pm

   Gosh, did this bring back memories. In about 1997, we were at the YMCA in Estes Park (more like a national park with cottages, gorgeous!), with our, then, 2 1/2 year old son. The elk and mule deer wandered all over, and during one brief snow squall, got under one of the trees right by our cabin to get out of it! Daniel was always a smart boy, and could tell the difference between the elk and mule deer, however, he had a bit of a problem with “L”‘s back then, and both of those words were a bit tough. As I recall “elk” was about 3 syllables long! What a great trip.

2. ember says:

   June 15, 2009 at 9:16 pm

   We rented a cabin in Estes Park during the elk mating season a few years ago; the cabin owner told us not to worry if, early each morning, we heard a sound “like a seventh grader failing to learn how to play the trumpet.” Good—if loud—times!

3. Cennydd says:

   June 16, 2009 at 2:21 am

   As far as farmers are concerned here where my wife and I live, our elk are pests…….sadly. We have Tule Elk here; a slightly smaller subspecies of the Roosevelt Elk, and they are beautiful!

4. Alta Californian says:

   June 17, 2009 at 7:10 am

   I’ve always loved that sound. Every few years I like to go to Yellowstone and stay at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. The elk love the area around the hotel and headquarters at old Fort Yellowstone. I go in the fall and leave the window open so I can hear the elk bugle. Such a grand sound and so evocative of wildness.

5. Cennydd says:

   June 17, 2009 at 9:39 am

   And to add to the call of the wild, the cry of the Common Loon is evocative of wilderness and all that it means to the human soul.